Dipesh Mehta

Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer

Illinois State Board of Investment   

Dipesh serves as the Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI). He oversees over $33 billion in assets between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans on behalf of more than 175,000 beneficiaries. 

In his leadership position, Dipesh is responsible for overseeing all investment operations, managing and executing ISBI’s investment policies, and assisting the Trustees in the strategic direction of ISBI. Dipesh previously served as ISBI’s Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel. 

Dan Rasmussen 

Author

Humble Investor 

Before starting Verdad, Dan worked at Bain Capital Private Equity and Bridgewater Associates. He is the Chairman of the Investment Committee for Plymouth Rock Companies, is a member of the investment committee of the Trustees of Donations of the Episcopal Church, is the New York Times bestselling author of American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt, and in 2017, was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list. 

Dan is a contributor to the Wall Street Journal and his investment research has been featured in multiple volumes of The Best Investment Writing. Dan earned an AB from Harvard College summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.